Arrow Item Number: 3060/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long arrow. Shaft is made from a light grass material. A fletching of two feathers is attached to the base by fibre twine, where a thick line of adhesive begins to spiral part way down the shaft. The shaft maintains its diameter along its length until it is shaved slightly at its proximal end where it joins with the arrowhead. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection. Head is of a dark brown wood, possibly Peruvian walnut. Proximal portion of head is rounded, squaring toward centre, then narrowing to a long, sharp, distal point. Etched into the head are ‘x’ designs.
Narrative
Collected by Mavis Balshaw while in the Peruvian Amazon in the mid-1960s.
Item History
- Made in Peru before 1970
- Owned by Mavis Balshaw
- Owned by Sheila Petrie before May 9, 2014
- Received from Sheila Petrie (Donor) on May 9, 2014
What
- Name
- Arrow
- Identification Number
- 3060/5
- Type of Item
- arrow
- Material
- cane grass ?, wood, feather and fibre
- Overall
- height 146.5 cm, width 1.2 cm, depth 1.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Shipibo
- Previous Owner
- Mavis Balshaw and Sheila Petrie
- Received from
- Sheila Petrie (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1970
- Ownership Date
- before May 9, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on May 9, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3060/0005